So very interesting… The People’s Daily Online reports: According to an interview with People’s Daily Online, professor Shen Weirong, director of the Research Center on Han-Tibetan Buddhism at Renmin University of China, and expert on Tibet, said...

I wonder how today’s exchange at MIT will shake up the wider Buddhist community in the US? Audience member: Can you give us an example of a leader we should look up to as a positive influence? Dalai Lama (after thinking for a few seconds): President Bush. I...

Michael Paulson and James F. Smith of the The Boston Globe report on the Dalai Lama’s visit to Cambridge: After the Dalai Lama slipped off his shoes, crammed his crossed legs into a too-narrow chair, and unceremoniously blew his nose, the world’s most...

As someone who spent a little time chasing Buddha around Asia, in my own backyard, and within my heart and mind, I found Michael Powell’s piece in today’s New York Times to be a powerful reminder about how traditions can get lost on the paths they create....

Earlier today, elephant journal reported that Obama was keeping a prayer shawl from the Dalai Lama in his pocked during the inauguration. I then got this email from a friend of mine: From: “Richard C. Blum” Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:40:46 -0800 To: Lodi...